Gardner herrick



G. HERRICK.

Sad Iron Heater.

Patented July 13, 1869,

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Letters Patent No. 92,445, dated July 13, 1869.

SAD-mow HEATER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GARDNER HERRIOK, of the village of Albion, in the county of Calhoun, and State of Michigan, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Sad-Iron Heaters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clean-and exact description of the construction and: mode of operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, in which- Figures 1 and 2 represent, in perspective, exterior and interior views of the heater.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in both the figures.

My invention relates to an arrangement of parts in a portable heater, by which the flame from the combustion of petroleum or other hydrocarbon-oils, or from any of their gaseous or refined liquid products,

may be employed to heat sad-irons niozeeonveniently economically, and effectively than heretofore; and the better to enable others skilled in calorifics to construct my said heater, ,1 will now proceed to describe it.

For general domestic use, I usually construct my improved heater hexagonal, for heating but six irons, but 1it may be a polygon of more or less sides, as de- SllBt A represents the bottom, or base, being simply a basin, with polygonal flaring sides, and usually mounted on legs, one of which is seen at a.

The upper edge of this basin is furnishedwith a narrow projecting ledge, on which to rest the irons to ,pyramidal radiator, to be hereinafter more fully described.

The bottom of the basin A has a central opening, 0, through which the incl-supply pipe P passes, to any suitable bulner B, furnished with flame-jet apertures or tubes around the sides, as at 7', so that the said flame-jets from these lateral issues, aided, when necessary, by air-cru'rent-s from the bottom apertures b, may actavith the most advantageous effect in heating the sides of the 1,)yra1nidal radiator G aforesaid.

To furtherconcentrate and. direct the flame-heat, I place inside of theradiator what I term a deflector, as seen at D, in fig.'2, where the radiator is supposed to be removed, for the purpose of exhibiting the illterior.

The deflector is a counterpart of the radiator, as to the number and inclination of its sides, but is of less diameter, and is provided with a bottom, which, to-

gether with a portion of the side, is not shown in the (hawing, for the purpose of exposing to view the arrangementof the burners and supply-pipe underneath.

The deflector is steadied in place, and supported at the proper height, on legs (only one of which is shown,

at d,) which rest on the bottom of the basin A, in the To protect the handles of the sad-iron and the radiation of heat into the room, I employ what I term a slotted shield cover, E, over the radiator O.

This shield conforms, in number and inclination of its'sides, with the radiator, but-is enough larger in radius to leave an intervening space all around for. the reception of 'the irons, and a slot, S, open at bottom, is made, as seen, in the centre of each side, in which the handles are. slid when placing or removing the irons on and from the radiator.

The outer cover just mentioned forms a hollow pyramidal frustum of six sides, cast in one piece, inv the fiat apex of which a wire bail, m or other handle, for

carrying the heater, is attached; also perforations for ventilation, and a griddle-hole, G, fitted with'a cover,- are usually made in it, for convenience in heating water, &c., during the operation of ironing or at other times, in warm weather, or in case of sickness or other requirements at night.

It may be desirable to break the continuity of space under and around the shield, for some special reason. This can be readily done by corrugating the angles.

Two bent rods,'(heads seen at n,). passing down through .the heating-space, and nutted under the bottom, secure the several parts of the heater together.

A reservoir to contain the liquid fuel to be burned is connected to the pipe, and, when required, a cock to graduate the supply.

A lamp-burner in connection, to furnish light, will be found convenient, also; but I did not deem it necessary to exhibit these adjuncts, as their general form and arrangement are familiar to all.

Any of the inflammable carbon or hydrocarbon-oils, either in a crude or refined liquid, or gaseous state, that are safe and suitable for heating-purposes, may be used as fuel in my heater, provided the flames from the burners are in such contiguity with the side-plates of the radiator, and impinge in such direction, as will best impart their heat, substantially as seen by the red arrows.

The system'of air-supply in the heater, and the necessity for the use of a chimney in the apex of the shield, will depend, of course, upon the. nature of the .fuel and the arrangements in burning "it, and the style of burner must of necessity correspond.v

I do not claim pyramidal radiators, with housings on the sides to admit the sad-irons, as new in themselves, as these are embraced in a, coal-burning heater patented by J. H. Yates, August 20, 1867 but That I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

I claim the arrangement and combination of the base A, deflector D, radiator C, and slotted shieldcover E, with each other, and with a suitable central burner B, when said burner'is fed'from it reservoir connect-ed theremth, and its flame directed and applied snbstmltially in the manner and for the uses set forth.

\Vitnesses SETH LEWIS,

M. D. STRONG.

GARDNER HERRIGK. 

